scowl
scowl 英 [skaʊl] 美 [skaʊl]
n. 愁容；怒容；阴沉沉的样子 vi. 皱眉；怒视 vt. 皱眉表示；对…沉下脸
进行时:scowling 过去式:scowled 过去分词:scowled 第三人称单数:scowls 名词复数:scowls
- When you scowl you make an angry face. The angry face you make is also called a scowl. Lighten up.
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- n. 愁容；怒容；阴沉沉的样子
- vi. 皱眉；怒视
- vt. 皱眉表示；对…沉下脸
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1. The boss manifested his disgust with a scowl.
老板皱皱眉表露出厌恶。
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2. Their inability to scowl seemed to impair their ability to see why pushy telemarketers or a lack of birthday wishes might make one’s face fall.
无法生气地皱眉似乎让他们不能很好地理解为什么咄咄逼人的电话销售或是没得到生日祝愿会让人沉下脸来。
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3. The child may scowl, squint, or shield his or her eyes more than expected when in bright sunlight.
患儿在强烈的阳光下时可能会出人意料地皱眉，眯眼，甚至遮住他/她的双眼。
- scowl (n.) c. 1500, from scowl (v.).
- scowl (v.) mid-14c., from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian skule "look furtively, squint, look embarrassed," Danish skule "to scowl, cast down the eyes"). Probably related to Old English sceolh "wry, oblique," Old High German scelah "curved," German scheel "squint-eyed;" from PIE root *sqel- "crooked, curved, bent." Related: Scowled; scowling.
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